Why do infants die?

There is a statement at the bottom of the above scerano. Who can judge GOD? He is just in all he does, We are unjust.

 

Why the need to insult, Dale? Just because a person may agree with a false doctrine on ONE topic does NOT make that person part of the false doctrine. I called you out on this in the other thread. Are you Roman Catholic, Dale?

 

Still does not answer the question, and makes no difference how He died...He died. Throws the OP for a loop.

I'll let Scripture answer your question..."it has been appointed for man once to die" (notice "once")

 

oops! wrong thread

 

OK, then...Roman Catholics believe in original sin, as do you...are you Roman Catholic?

 

It would help for you to know the definition for the very thing you throw the accusation around (loosely, I might add) http://www.theopedia.com/Semi-Pelagianism

I do NOT hold to this belief, as I do NOT believe man can seek God APART from Him, nor do I believe sin had no affect on man's nature, nor do I believe God's sovereignty is limited to man's will, nor do I believe salvation is a combination of man's effort and God's. I would appreciate it if you would stop referring to me (and others here on the BB) as pelagian, or semi-pelagian, since I have NOT seen this view here on the BB. My beliefs do not align up with this heresy "whether I like it or not". Only someone speaking from pure ignorance would continue to throw these false accusations around. In the same way that it is "absurd" to claim you are a RC, it is equally absurd to claim someone is pelagian or semi-pelagian because the believe a sinner is one who sins, like the Bible teaches.

 

You would have done well to leave the keyboard alone. It is nonsense to believe that a two year old can sin against God. You sound almost like Aaron!

 

Ultimately death comes to all because of sin.

 

I do not believe that infants willingly sin. They do follow the nature they inherited from our earthly father Adam as we see when a child hits another and has that guilty look on their face, but they have no knowledge of good and evil. They are innocent. But eventually, they will understand and have that knowledge. That is when they will die spiritually and can only be redeemed through faith in Christ. If a child picks up a gun and points it at someone and pulls the trigger, is it murder? Did he intentionally kill the person? Yes, murder is sin and a sin was committed, but the child did not understand that. God will not hold him accountable.
There were sacrifices offered in the OT for unintentional sin. I believe Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice for infants who unintentionally sin and therefore they are covered by the blood of Christ and counted righteous.

Perhaps there is little mentioned in the Bible about infant salvation because it is not an issue. They are saved. Just a thought.

 

Because of the first sin of Adam and Eve physical death comes to all, whether an infant or not.

 

Yes it would be unjust which is why the innocent do not die spiritually. Babies die for physcial reasons same as everyone else. We are all appointed to physcially die once. But the spirit doesn't die it returns to the one who gave it, and He's in Heaven.
MB

 

Before proceeding with this discussion it would be beneficial if those who believe that infants sin would tell us just how they commit sin.

 

Good post Amy. You answered my question above in part. Now it would be good if those who believe infants are black hearted sinners and are hell bound would tell us just how infants sin.

 

Excellent point.

"Unless you become as one of these..."

Who was Jesus talking about?

 

Is it a sin to plow your field? Not sure what you're implying but according to Paul, everyone knows right from wrong.


Rom 2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Rom 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another

What does this question have to do with infants?

 

While patiently waiting for a response to my post #34 may I say I have yet to see an infant plowing a field.

 

This doctrine of babies in hell is nothing more than saying that God damns people for simply being born. Scripture tells me that people are damned for rejecting Christ. Show me an infant that has rejected Christ.